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Council Speed Camera Bill Allows for As Many Cameras As City Wants
But has Speaker Corey Johnson crafted a bill that may go further than the state — or the state constitution — will allow?
August 27, 2018
UPDATE! A Single Car is Ruining the City’s New Ninth Street Bike Lane
One driver's crusade to ruin a bike lane?
August 27, 2018
Council Member Alicka Ampry-Samuel Takes on Drivers Speeding Through Brownsville
Without speed cameras in effect, Ampry-Samuel said she fears for the safety of her son and other children when they go back to school in two weeks.
August 22, 2018
Delivery Companies Pressure City Hall to Let Them Keep Violating Law Without Penalty
The Department of Finance is hoping to make trucking and delivery companies pay a higher portion of their summons amounts. Good luck with that.
August 20, 2018
City Abandons “Clear Curbs” Program That Reduced Traffic Congestion And Made Roosevelt Avenue Safer
A program that made Roosevelt Avenue safer gives way to local concern about lost business.
August 20, 2018
NYPD Cop to Cyclist: I Didn’t Ticket That Truck in the Bike Lane Because My Supervisor Told Me Not To
An officer was caught on camera admitting that he was told to look the other way.
August 20, 2018
DOT Does Not Back Brad Lander’s Plan to Impound Vehicles With More Than Four Camera Violations
The city says it supports more penalties for reckless drivers, but blames "operational" issues for why it can't get their cars off the road.
August 15, 2018
Wednesday: City Council Hearing on How to Hold Dangerous Drivers Accountable in the Absence of Speed Cameras
With speed cameras no longer issuing tickets, it’s unclear what will become of legislation to take cars away from habitual speeders.
August 13, 2018
Eyes on the Street: NYPD Cedes 29th Street Protected Bike Lane to Illegally Parked Drivers
It took two deaths to get DOT to install protected bike lanes on 26th and 29th streets in Midtown. Now that the lanes are in, what will it take for NYPD and DOT to keep them clear?
August 8, 2018
Here’s Why Canada’s Traffic Safety Record Is Better Than Ours
They have better laws and use mass transit so much more than we do.
August 7, 2018